Meetings and excursions 2021
Thursday 8th April: General meeting
For members only. (Note change of day to second Thursday to avoid Easter).
Guest Speaker: Els Wakefield. Els will present:
'Two Voyages to the Southern-most Breeding Sites of the Shy Albatross and a Special Delivery.'
Sunday 11th April: Excursion to Dooley's Hill Lookout
This excursion was cancelled due to inclement weather
For members only. Starting at 10:00 AM. We will be going via the Zig Zag Track and the Goat Hills to Dooley’s Lookout. Despite the name, this isn’t the Zig Zag Track on Mt Wellington. This one is located off Collinsvale road.
Instructions to the starting point:
1. From the Brooker Highway in Berridale, follow the signage to Collinsvale. This will take you along Berridale Rd.
2. About 2 km along Berridale Road there is a Y-intersection. Take the left hand of the two roads which is Collinsvale Road.
3. Follow Collinsvale Road for about 3 Km
4. On a sharp bend facing into the hill there are a limited number of parking places at the start of The Zig Zag Track which is a gated service road for power lines.
5. If the parking is fully taken, travel further up the road for another 200m. There, on the crest of a ridge, there is more roadside parking available on both sides of the road.
6. If using the upper car parking area please be careful walking back down to the Zig Zag Track.
https://www.greaterhobarttrails.com.au/track/zig-zag-track/
Excursion - Saturday 13th March
Excursion to Inala on Bruny Island. For members only.
Address: 320 Cloudy Bay Road, Bruny Island. Commencing at 9.30am
Numbers are limited to 30 members only. BOOK NOW!* There will also be a Waiting List available in case of overbookings/any cancellations. (The trybooking link has been emailed to all members)
We will be surveying plants, fungi, snails, other invertebrates, etc, but not birds for Inala. Copies of the preliminary survey of Inala species conducted in October 2020 will be made available by email to participants prior to the excursion and there will be some hardcopies available at the Excursion itself.
If doing the excursion as a day trip please aim to catch the 7.30am ferry (and not the busy 8.30am ferry) from Kettering. It will take about an hour to get to Inala after disembarking the ferry.
Interested members will be able to record their sightings in a special project created by Inala in iNaturalist.
Annual General Meeting - Thursday 4th March
Thursday 4th March, Meeting 7.15 for 7.30. For members only.
Speakers: Three 10 minutes (approx) talks from:
Margaret Williams: 'Morocco, some geology - a taste"
Mick Brown: 'Birds of Lord Howe Island'
Shortened President's Address: 'The ones that got away'
Followed by Annual General Meeting
Thursday 4th. February - General Meeting. For members only.
 swift parrot |
Dr. Andrew Hingston (Inala Nature tours and Hon. Research Assoc. UTAS) will present 'Swift Parrots and invasive species.' Venue: Mathers House, city centre, accessed from Bathurst St Time : 7.15 for 7.30 Members only in this Covid era. Pre bookings no longer required but members will be required to sanitise and provide names and contact numbers on arrival. |
Saturday 6th February - Excursion to Echo Sugar Loaf, Randalls Bay
For members only. It takes about one hour to drive from Hobart central to Randalls Bay.
Meet at the Beachside carpark at Randalls Bay at 10am, ready to begin walking. The walk begins by walking aong the beach then climbing the hill. It is a circuitwalk probably of about 6 km. Please have clean boots, waterproof clothing, sanitiser and lunch and drinks. Map and information:
https://www.tasmaniantimes.com/2020/11/echo-sugarloaf-walking-track-opening/
https://www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au/keeping-yourself-safe/covid-safe-behaviours